On a typical ski day, how often do you yard sale it?

[Black Phantom]

Not sure if falling = more aggressive or skiing over ones ability.

You may be getting somewhere with this Smelly. Know your boundaries.

It's usually newbies and 'gapers' that are skiing recklessly. Know the code!

BTW- does pats still have Smuttynose Porter on tap?

 

[Smellytele]

BTW- does pats still have Smuttynose Porter on tap?

I haven't been to the bar since the end of last season but as soon as I do I will let ya know...

 

[bigbog]

Any falling usually occurs from SmellyTele's pushing the boundaries -thing. Spills usually occur more in the first month, and in the afternoons if/when I seek the more difficult lines(which often isn't a stretch..lol) = no yardsale speeds.

 

[gmcunni]

i save all my big crashes for spring skiing in the bumps

 

[snowmonster]

Chicks dig scars. Bones heal. Stupidity is forever.

Yardsaling all the time probably means you have to work on your technique. Speed with no control is a very dangerous thing.

 

[jaja111]

Falling with bruising, soreness, and minimal damage; once every three seasons. Falling with none of those; every other time out. Why not, it is snow after all.

 

[Tooth]

I ride but I wreck daily. Usually at least one good one a day trying new things or pushing it to my edge. I have a few minor dingers also where I lose an edge or what not. I think knowing how to wreck is a good thing, if you can actually get into somewhat of a defensive position that is.

I usually have one or two wrecks a year that put me down for a week. I chase my kids around the mountain and I will not let them know they are now better than I am.

 

[snoseek]

I have no real pattern. I fell the first run of the first day last year, after that I only dumped a handful of times. I do know any kind of fresh snow creates an energy level that makes me want to push it. I also know the results of what pushing speed too much, experienced that first hand a couple years back and don't particulary care to repeat that.

Know this-if you are posting or even reading here you probably have great passion for the sport. Accidents can and will happen if you overstep. Be comfortable who you are as a skier or boarder and progress at your own speed. Speech over.

 

[riverc0il]

If you don't lose your skis at least once, do you think you aren't pushing yourself enough?

No. I push myself pretty hard. But when you ski aggressive stuff, you really can't lose it. I wrecked in the trees once and broke an elbow. It just isn't something you want to be doing... though early season is when it is most risky and likely for me...

 

[millerm277]

I probably fall once every 4-5 ski days, depending on conditions. Powder I fall more in, most likely because I'm more willing to push my limits hard in it, since falling in a soft, fluffy substance I don't mind, while I'm less likely to do ridiculous things that are likely to lead to a fall when I'm going to land on hardpack.

Skis popping off is a handful of times a year though, my falls tend to be semi-controlled falls or stupid falls.

I fell 9 times last year. 3 were in one day while bored on beginner runs and screwing around (I wonder if I can continuously spin in circles while going down the hill? Answer: Yes, but it's also easy to fall while doing). 2 more were what I can only attribute to momentary lapses of balance, where I was standing, waiting for someone and fell over.

The rest were "actual falls". I lost my skis twice, once when I badly misjudged a mogul, and once in windblown powder where the drift I was skiing on abruptly ended in a drop I was completely not expecting. The other two falls were just minor things I was up as soon as I stopped moving from, catching an edge once, and expecting more grip than I got from a patch of hardpack.

If you're releasing for every minor fall, your bindings might not be set up right.

 

[soposkier]

I feel like I need to take atleast one fall a day to know I am pushing myself. Not full on yard sale though.

I think my only full yardsale losing both skis and poles last year was a moment of stupidy on one of those crossover trails at Wildcat. Zoned out completly going at a pretty good clip and next thing I knew I hit slow patch of snow then caught an edge and went tumbling. I was told it was quite entertaining to watch.

 

[Nick]

No. I push myself pretty hard. But when you ski aggressive stuff, you really can't lose it. I wrecked in the trees once and broke an elbow. It just isn't something you want to be doing... though early season is when it is most risky and likely for me...

I should probably clarify so people don't think I'm a total maniac :lol:

Let me kind of explain the falls I had at Sugarloaf during the AZ summit.

The first day, my worst fall by far was on lower comp hill. I went over one of those kicker jumps and when I landed, my skis basically popped off and I went tumbling down the hill. I had definitely leaned too far back on the takeoff and landed with all my weight on the back of the skis.

The rest of my falls are more muted. Bracket's basin I went down some of the drops and the skis got away from me adn I more or less tipped over. Most of my falls are technical falls in moguls or elsewhere at slower speeds, and I'm including losing balance and tipping over at slow speeds as fall.

I guess I just have always pushed myself whens skiing. When I was younger I would say I was reckless (not obeying all the rules of the trail, i.e. bombing off fire-road x-cuts without seeing what was below, etc.) ... all that is behind me. But I still like to push it and that results in my falling a bit.

Last year my issues with yard-saling it were definitely related to my binding settings, I think I would have lost them a lot less had I adjusted them right, they were full-on tight but I would still come out of them with regular frequency. I think I lost them three or four times when hitting moguls where I would just step out of it basically.

 

[steamboat1]

Fall maybe a couple a few times a season. At my age you have to be careful, don't heal as quickly as when I was young, been hurt a number of times. Do I push myself? Yes, I ski some steep stuff, like tree's, bumps & sometimes not under the best of conditions. Do I ski cautiously? Yes, skiing fast is not a thrill but I'm sure I wouldn't slow most of you down. Steady as she goes.

 

[skiberg]

I usually have a handful of full blown yard sales per year. Otherwise I really don't fall, its usually a complete blow out or nothing.

 

[mattchuck2]

I don't think I have more than 1 or 2 "yard sales" a season.

I do "fall" once or twice a day though (once the season starts going and I can get off the groomers and into the trees and park). These "falls" are mostly backslaps on landings, hip checks on steep tree lines, or slump overs in deep pow in the woods. Nothing really intense.

I do a lot of stupid stuff though. 360's off cliffs, ridiculously tight lines, occasional backflips in the park . . . you know . . . dumb $hit.

 

[darent]

Chicks dig scars. Bones heal. Stupidity is forever.

Yardsaling all the time probably means you have to work on your technique. Speed with no control is a very dangerous thing.

was skiing the trees with two ladies, got wacked in the face with a branch and came out bloody, the girls bought me a sticker for my helmet " chicks dig damage"

 

[riverc0il]

These "falls" are mostly backslaps on landings, hip checks on steep tree lines, or slump overs in deep pow in the woods. Nothing really intense.

So much of that stuff is just recovery skiing in action. If my butt clips the snow pack because I got off balance and I pop right back up without stopping, I don't really think of that as a fall.

 

[legalskier]

I had one bad fall last season. On a trail that funnels everyone towards a lift someone cut in front of me, so I scooted away to the side of the trail. Being that it was late and the light was flat I couldn't see a large divot over there. Suddenly both feet went out from under me, both bindings clicked, and I did a double eject. A perfect "10" swan dive directly onto my chest.The little birdies circled my helmet just like in the cartoons. Both skis were back in the hole.
The guy apologized when he realized what happened. What can you do, it's one of those things.

 

[catskills]

My last garage sale was two winters ago in the Hobacks on day with 10s of 1000s of snow snakes. Oh wait last year I also had a garage sale in the Hobacks and could not find my one ski. Yeah how could I forget that one. Fortunately a snowboarder came buy and helped me find the ski. It was about 50 feet above me. Hah snowboarders. You got love em or hate em. My daughter is a snowboarder. But I digress.

 

[Ski the Moguls]

I rarely fall. A few years ago my age caught up to me and the yard sales began to mean pain lasting anywhere from a few days to a few months. That slowed me down.

But I do push myself. I'll often go off balance and have to make some recovery moves before a full blown fall sets in. At least once a season I will accidentally bang a ski off in the moguls, make a couple more quick turns on the one ski, and then stop without falling. I think it is quite possible to push oneself and still not fall all that often. Kind of like driving a race car -- you just have to approach the limits real careful and not go over.